Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तत्र योजनपर्यंतं यज्ञयूपांश्च मंडपान् । विश्वकर्मा चकाराशु कुंडानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

tatra yojanaparyaṃtaṃ yajñayūpāṃśca maṃḍapān | viśvakarmā cakārāśu kuṃḍāni vividhāni ca

Translation

Là, sur l’étendue d’une yojana, Viśvakarmā façonna promptement les poteaux sacrificiels (yūpa) et les pavillons, et réalisa aussi des kuṇḍa variés, autels du feu.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• योजनपर्यन्तम्: up to a yojana (in extent)
• योजनपर्यन्तम्: Adhikarana (Extent/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक

• यज्ञयूपान्: sacrificial posts
• यज्ञयूपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + यूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य यूपाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• मण्डपान्: pavilions
• मण्डपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चकार: made/constructed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शीघ्रार्थक (adverb of speed)

• कुण्डानि: fire-pits
• कुण्डानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘कुण्डानि’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā, radiant and swift, oversees the raising of countless yūpas and airy maṇḍapas; diverse kuṇḍas—square, circular, falcon-shaped, and other forms—appear across the vast field.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a holy place is honored, divine support manifests—sacred action attracts sacred assistance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, portrayed as vast enough to host grand Vedic rites on a monumental scale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construction of yajña infrastructure: yūpas (posts), maṇḍapas (halls), and multiple kuṇḍas (fire-altars).